Indonésie: plonger sur les sites de Komodo au départ de Laguhan Bajo à Florès
by Jmjag
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Bonjour à tous,
Je vais en Indonésie cet été, et je voulais plonger sur les sites de Komodo en dépard de Labuhan Bajo à Flores. Soit mini-croisière de 5 jours, ou en aller-retour de Labuhan Bajo. Je cherche un club sérieux et sympa pour ce trip à Labuhan Bajo.
Merci pour les infos, je les prends toutes...
JMJ.
Salut,
J'ai plongé avec Condo (prononcer Tchondo) en novembre. C'est un ancien garde du parc national, il le connaît comme sa poche. À Labuan, sa boutique est la plus pourrie, à l'opposé des clubs de l'autre côté de la rue, rutilantes et accueillante. Ne surtout pas s'y fier, lui et con compère (un freelance) sont géniaux. Le must à part les plongées (superbes raies manta), c'est son bateau. Un bateau en bois, large comme deux (voir les autres bateaux des clubs, en plastique…) au charme fou, des cabines en cas de croisière, une guitare caressée par le Freelance (je n'arrive pas à remettre le nom de ce gars si sympa), une ambiance débonnaire… J'ai été conquis.
CNDive : En sortant du port, prendre à droite pour remonter la rue principale. Sa boutique est sur la gauche. J'ai sa carte dans mon carnet de plongée, mais inaccessible pour le moment.
Je peux aussi te filer un tuyau pour des plongées extraordinaires. Mes plus belles et de très très loin : La p'tite képa. Un avion de plus à prendre, mais alors… mais alors… J'en suis pas encore revenu. 15 plongées, toutes… comment dire… enfin non, je ne dis rien, vas-y ! En même temps ce n'est pas te rendre service, tout te paraitra bien fade après. Réservation obligatoire parce que le bouche à oreille fonctionne trop bien.
Je peux aussi te filer un tuyau pour des plongées extraordinaires. Mes plus belles et de très très loin : La p'tite képa. Un avion de plus à prendre, mais alors… mais alors… J'en suis pas encore revenu. 15 plongées, toutes… comment dire… enfin non, je ne dis rien, vas-y ! En même temps ce n'est pas te rendre service, tout te paraitra bien fade après. Réservation obligatoire parce que le bouche à oreille fonctionne trop bien.
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Bonjour,
Merci pour l'info. Est-il possible de l'appeler pour confirmation, ou simplement aller le voir en arrivant à Labuhan Bajo ? Je connais Labuhan Bajo, et je ne voudrais pas y resté sans plonger.... Pour la P'tite Kepa, j'y étais l'été dernier, je confirme extraordinaire....et ambiance très sympa. Merci,
Merci pour l'info. Est-il possible de l'appeler pour confirmation, ou simplement aller le voir en arrivant à Labuhan Bajo ? Je connais Labuhan Bajo, et je ne voudrais pas y resté sans plonger.... Pour la P'tite Kepa, j'y étais l'été dernier, je confirme extraordinaire....et ambiance très sympa. Merci,
Salut pour ma part, nous avons pongé avec Bajo Divers, très très bien! Ils ont aussi un hôtel le Cendana à 3 km du centre-ville.
Voici ce que nous avons fait, les coûts, etc. :
Départ de Labuanbajo pour Rinca à 6h30 am en bateau avec Bajo dive Club. Ø À 8h30 am, trek de 2h00 sur Rinca avec un guide (nommé Uncle Louis), nous étions le premier groupe de la journée, donc nous avons vu beaucoup de dragons de Komodo (14 varans géants) et un buffle. Ø Entrée dans le Taman Nasional Komodo : 20 000 rp / chaque + entrée dans le Conservation Fund Komodo : 15$ US / chaque (total : 182 500 rp / chaque), incluant Rinca, Komodo et les eaux alentours. Ø Entrée sur Rinca : 10 000 rp / chaque. Ø Départ en bateau pour les sites de plongées (Tenga et Siaba à Rinca: 2 incroyables plongées avec Bajo Dive Club (650 000 rp / chaque, incluant le transport pour Rinca). Retour à l'hotel Cendana.
Voici ce que nous avons fait, les coûts, etc. :
Départ de Labuanbajo pour Rinca à 6h30 am en bateau avec Bajo dive Club. Ø À 8h30 am, trek de 2h00 sur Rinca avec un guide (nommé Uncle Louis), nous étions le premier groupe de la journée, donc nous avons vu beaucoup de dragons de Komodo (14 varans géants) et un buffle. Ø Entrée dans le Taman Nasional Komodo : 20 000 rp / chaque + entrée dans le Conservation Fund Komodo : 15$ US / chaque (total : 182 500 rp / chaque), incluant Rinca, Komodo et les eaux alentours. Ø Entrée sur Rinca : 10 000 rp / chaque. Ø Départ en bateau pour les sites de plongées (Tenga et Siaba à Rinca: 2 incroyables plongées avec Bajo Dive Club (650 000 rp / chaque, incluant le transport pour Rinca). Retour à l'hotel Cendana.
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Merci beaucoup, effectivement je l'ai dans les différent nom de club de plongée à Labuhan Bajo.
Font-il des croisières? ou tous les jours A/R entre Labuhan Bajo et Komodo ?
L'hôtel est bien ? Les départ bateau se font directement de l'hôtel ou il faut faire les 3 km ?
Merci beaucoup pour tes précisions JMJ
Merci beaucoup pour tes précisions JMJ
Salut, ce n'est aps des croisières à proprement dit....c'est qu'ils t'ammènent de Labuan bajo à Rinca ou Komodo, au choix. Et ensuite rendu là tu fais la marche avec un guide local, etc... 2 heures. Après tu vas plonger avec eux alentours de Rinca et Komodo.
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Bonjour,
Il y a un tres bon Dive Master Francais á Labuanbajo qui s'appel Jerome. J'ai plongé avec lui l'année derniere sur un de ses bateaux (le Pascha). Je peux te faire passer son telephonne, ou tu peux aussi le contacter sur son site www.balikomododiving.com. Il organise des visites du parc de Komodo ainsi que des plongées avec un départ et retour sur Labuanbajo. Ils ont un deuxieme bateau (le Jingo Jango) qui fait aussi des voyages trekking et plongées jusqu'a Bali.Ce trip sur Komodo restera mon meilleur souvenir d'Indonesie avec des plongées fabuleuses.
Bonjour,
Cela fait plusieurs fois que je vais sur Komodo plonger et je pense que le meilleur Dive Master du coin est Jérome Cordier (+ de 5000 plongées). Cela fait plus de 15 ans qu'il est en Indonesie et connais le parc de Komodo comme sa poche. Il travaille maintenant pour balikomododiving qui ont deux bateaux le Pascha et le Jingo Jango basé á Labuanbajo. Tu peux choisir le nombre de jours que tu veux et il m'est arrivé d'etre seul sur le bateau et ils te prennent quand meme pour faire le trip. Je peux t'indiquer d'autres bateaux moins cher mais la prestation ne sera pas la meme.
B.
Merci pour les infos, super.
Je n'arrive pas à me connecter sur le site que tu m'indiques. Est-ce la bonne ? ou as-tu une adresse mail ?
J'aurai aimé pré-réserver la prestation avant de partir. Ou pour toi, peut-on y aller sans réserver et réussir le trip sans problème sur début juillet ?
Merci pour tes infos.
JMJ
Tu peux les contacter á : balikomododiving@orange.fr et le site web c'est : www.komodoaventure.fr. Pour début Juillet j'ai peur que cela soit trop tard car ils travaillent beaucoup avec le bouche á oreille et comme ils sont tres compétitif au niveau des prix, ils sont souvent complet. L'avantage evec eux c'est que si ils sont libre et que tu es seul, ils te prendrons quand meme et tu aura le bateau pour toi tous seul (c'est leurs concept). Moi je repart l'année prochaine avec eux car Jerome est vraiment un excelent Dive Master et en plus tres sympa!
B.
Juste merci pour l'info sur Jérome Cordier
Mec super sympa, trip de 4 jours sur le jango jingo, bateau rustique mais avec du charme donc superbe croisière dans le parc de komodo.
plongées vraiment sympa , un peu technique parfois pour des plongeurs peu expérimentés ( pas mal de courrant , pas la dérivante classique !! , ) .
l'équipage , cool et gentil,
Si certains veulent en savoir plus , je ferai un p'tit descriptif sur le trip
Si certains veulent en savoir plus , je ferai un p'tit descriptif sur le trip
Je peux confirmer !
Ai passé une semaine avec Jérôme sur le JJ. C'était vraiment superbe et l'encadrement était parfait. Aucun risque inutile dans une région où certaines plongées peuvent être ... très très sportives ...
Un regret, pas vu de raies manta, mais tellement de belles choses !
L'équipage est aussi très sympa.
En résumé: excellent rapport qualité-prix dans une région, le parc Komodo qui offre des sites de plongée véritablement exceptionnels !
Jean-Michel
Bonjour a tous,
Nous sommes 2 a partir en safari plongee et franchement en vous lisant je ne sais quoi choisir!
Cn dive ou le pascha et j ai meme trouvé aridive.com
J ai la possibilite de plonger 3 jours avec le pascha pour 480€ ou 5 avec aridive pour 730€ ou avec cndive pour 110€ par jour
Je suis divemaster et mon amie est owd.
On hesite entre la classe du pacha et le cote roots de cndi ve sans compter que cndive est 50€ moins cher par jour.
Help!!!
Merci pour bos futurs conseils!!
Bonjour,
Il n'y a pas que le bateau qui compte, Jerome et Bastian les deux Dive Master de Komodo Aventure ont plus de 5000 plongées chacun (Jerome plonge en proffessionel depuis plus de 15 ans) et ils connaissent le parc de Komodo dans ses moindre rochers. Les plongées sur ce sites peuvent etres difficiles et il vaut mieux etre bien accompagné.
Entre la classe du Pascha et le Jingo Jango je ne saurais te conseiller, moi j'ai un penchant pour le JJ car il est plus rustique et j'aime dormir dehors á la belle étoile.
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Hi,
I’m interested in a Nitrox course and was wondering if it’s worth it: is it widely available in dive clubs around the world? Is it more expensive?
Thanks for your input!
Fabrice
I’m interested in a Nitrox course and was wondering if it’s worth it: is it widely available in dive clubs around the world? Is it more expensive?
Thanks for your input!
Fabrice
Is there a hotel in Hurghada located near the sea with direct access for snorkeling on your own? Thanks
Hey everyone reading my post!
I’ll be in Mexico, specifically in Playa del Carmen and Tulum, from March 11 to April 2.
I’m looking online for things to do, but they all seem pretty similar—I’m after something a bit more original but don’t wanna get ripped off either!
If you’ve had any great experiences in those areas, feel free to share them. Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I have my flight to Malé from February 3rd to 15th.
I want to visit Malé first, then head to 2 or 3 nearby islands. I’d like to take the ferry to keep costs down.
I’d love to be able to snorkel right from the beach.
Which atolls or islands would you recommend?
Thanks for your help!
Hi there, my husband loves fishing, and during our upcoming vacation in French Polynesia, he’s planning to do two half-day trips. We’ll be staying in family-run guesthouses on the following islands: Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rangiroa, and Fakarava. Which type of fishing should he choose for the best experience, and on which islands? Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂
Hi there,
We’re heading to South Africa for a two-week vacation next March.
We’d love to see great white sharks and maybe even try the cage diving. We’re planning to go to Gansbaai—do you think we’ll have a chance to see them? Also, do you know of any specialized agencies that aren’t too commercial and are respectful of the animals?
Thanks
Bonjour,
notre voyage en Indonésie étant annulé, et notre agence nous déconseillant l'Egypte, nous sommes à la recherche d'un lieu où nous pourrons faire du snorkeling depuis la plage (et en excursion bateau). Je connais un peu Zanzibar pour y être allé il y a plus de 10 ans, ainsi que Pemba (mais les prix ont explosé), et je me tourne aussi vers Mafia. Est ce propice au snorkeling , des resorts ont ils des house reef où l'on peut voir des choses intéressantes (je ne m'attends pas non plus au niveau de la Sulawesi ou des Raja). Merci d'avance pour toute info.
notre voyage en Indonésie étant annulé, et notre agence nous déconseillant l'Egypte, nous sommes à la recherche d'un lieu où nous pourrons faire du snorkeling depuis la plage (et en excursion bateau). Je connais un peu Zanzibar pour y être allé il y a plus de 10 ans, ainsi que Pemba (mais les prix ont explosé), et je me tourne aussi vers Mafia. Est ce propice au snorkeling , des resorts ont ils des house reef où l'on peut voir des choses intéressantes (je ne m'attends pas non plus au niveau de la Sulawesi ou des Raja). Merci d'avance pour toute info.
Bonjour à tous,
Je pose ma question malgré la situation incertaine actuellement, mais évidemment mon plan de voyage est conditionnel à l'évolution de la pandémie, donc merci de vous abstenir ceux qui me diraient juste de rester chez moi ;)
Donc, je planifie de passer l'hiver au sud de l'Europe, et ou vers les Balkans et j'aimerais savoir si c'est partout de la plongée en eau froide donc avec le drysuit et tout ou s'il y a des endroits qui sont superbes et ou je peux plonger avec un suit plus épais seulement même exemple en février et mars. J'ai lu pas mal ici sur le portugal et malte https://divezone.net/diving/portugal mais j'aimerais l'opinion récente de plongeurs du coin! :)
Ce que j'aime en plongée c'est l'eau claire, les fonds marins attrayants, la vie aquatique particulière, etc. Je ne suis pas une fan d'épaves, mais je considérerai tout les sites / pays proposés :)
Merci!
Je pose ma question malgré la situation incertaine actuellement, mais évidemment mon plan de voyage est conditionnel à l'évolution de la pandémie, donc merci de vous abstenir ceux qui me diraient juste de rester chez moi ;)
Donc, je planifie de passer l'hiver au sud de l'Europe, et ou vers les Balkans et j'aimerais savoir si c'est partout de la plongée en eau froide donc avec le drysuit et tout ou s'il y a des endroits qui sont superbes et ou je peux plonger avec un suit plus épais seulement même exemple en février et mars. J'ai lu pas mal ici sur le portugal et malte https://divezone.net/diving/portugal mais j'aimerais l'opinion récente de plongeurs du coin! :)
Ce que j'aime en plongée c'est l'eau claire, les fonds marins attrayants, la vie aquatique particulière, etc. Je ne suis pas une fan d'épaves, mais je considérerai tout les sites / pays proposés :)
Merci!






